Public Policy - Undergraduate Diploma

Program Overview

This diploma in public policy provides a comprehensive understanding of policy-making and implementation for individuals from diverse backgrounds. The program covers the fundamentals of public policy, including its meaning, decision-making processes, and development and implementation. Students can choose from a wide range of courses to tailor their studies to their interests and career goals. The program can be completed part-time or full-time, with full-time students able to complete it in two semesters.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This diploma in public policy will provide students who have a background in a variety of disciplines with the opportunity to expand their understanding of how policy decisions are made and how policies are developed and implemented. The diploma provides foundational understanding of public policy for the service, corporate, government, non-governmental and/or educational sectors. The program consists of 24 credit hours and may be taken on a part-time or full-time basis. Taken full-time, the program can be completed in two semesters.

Objectives:

As a graduate of this program, you will learn: • The meaning of public policy in a democratic society. • How policy decisions are made. • How policies are developed and implemented.

Outline:

Sample Courses

• POSC 1200U – Introduction to Democracy in Theory & Practice • POSC 2200U – Fundamentals of Policy Theory • LGLS 1000U – Foundations of Legal Studies • LGLS 2120U – International Law • LGLS 2420U – Canadian Human Rights Law • LGLS 3430U – International Human Rights • LGLS 3520U – Law and Technology • POSC 2000U – Canadian Politics • POSC 2100U – Global Politics • POSC 2502U – Community Development and Social Change • POSC 3000U – Policy, Democracy and Governance • POSC 3300U – Building Sustainable Communities • POSC 3301U – Eco-Justice • POSC 3302U – Environment and Globalization • POSC 4010U – Policy Development • SSCI 2900U – Research Methods • LGLS 3310U – Indigenous Peoples, Law and the State in Canada • LGLS 3530U – Intellectual Property • LGLS 4040U – Law and the Environment • LGLS 4070U – Public Governance through Law • POSC 3100U – Political Economy of Global Development • POSC 3101U – Inequality, Environment and Development • POSC 3201U – Rural Communities • POSC 3203U – Urban Development • POSC 3303U – Policies for Sustainability • POSC 3501U – Politics and Poverty • POSC 3600U – Politics of Education in Canada • POSC 3601U – The Politics of Health • POSC 3603U – The Politics of Housing • POSC 3700U – Technology, Politics and Social Theory • POSC 3751U – Media, War and Conflict • POSC 3800U – Capitalism and Socialism • POSC 4000U – International Politics and Policy • POSC 4005U – Independent Study • POSC 4104U – Directed Research • SSCI 4098U – Practicum • LGLS 2200U – Legal Theory

Careers:

Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers